>>A school district in Oklahoma recently produced and posted a >>powerful video about the state of teaching and the profound challenges that teachers face every...[Read More]
Tag Archives: education
>>In November, North Carolina state employees received some unexpected swag in their employee mailboxes: a genuine North Carolina logo lapel pin. The pin serves as...[Read More]
>>In a few weeks, I will attempt to lead 80 kindergartners in a holiday craft. Go ahead, laugh. My friends certainly have. They know I’m...[Read More]
>>Some North Carolina schools are gunning to get a pass on poor academic performances. The State Board of Education is considering a change in policy that...[Read More]
>>Last week was conference time at my kids’ school, and boy did those teachers look tired. They’ve just finished the first quarter of the year,...[Read More]
>>Over the years, I’ve been involved in many battles of wills in my high school classroom. Sometimes I win, but every time I lose. That...[Read More]
>>The conservative North Carolina think-tank The Pope Center recently published a report called >>The Decline of the English Department , where author Jay Schilin laments...[Read More]
>>I remember sitting in freshman orientation at UNC in Chapel Hill, watching upperclassmen perform skits about campus safety, relationships, and sex. The message about needing...[Read More]
>>Let me be blunt: I have no idea how anyone affords childcare. When faced with a $2,000 monthly daycare bill for two kids, I freaked...[Read More]
>>On Thursday morning at about 4:00 am, the North Carolina General Assembly’s long session adjourned. And a long session it was – only one session...[Read More]